[00:00.00]Narrator: Listen to a conversation between a student and a facilities manager at the university.[00:08.58]FEMALE STUDENT: Hi, I'm Melanie. The one who's been calling…
[00:11.77]FACILITIES MANAGER: From the singing group, right?[00:12.98]FEMALE STUDENT: From the choir.[00:13.71]Man: Right… the choir. [00:14.76]It's nice to finally meet you in person. [00:17.05]So, you’re having problems with…
[00:19.46]FEMALE STUDENT: Noise. Like I explained on the phone, we’ve always had our rehearsals in the Lincoln Auditorium—every day at three o’clock—and it's always worked just great. [00:27.93]But the past few weeks with the noise it's been a total nightmare. Since construction started next door on the science hall…[00:34.48]FACILITIES MANAGER: Oh that's right, [00:35.50]they're building that addition for new laboratories.[00:37.67]FEMALE STUDENT: Exactly. Anyway, ever since they started working on it, it's been so noisy we can barely hear ourselves think.[00:43.70]FACILITIES MANAGER: Let alone sing.[00:44.90]FEMALE STUDENT: Forget about singing! [00:46.37]I mean we keep the windows down and everything, but once those bulldozers get going, I mean those machines are loud! [00:52.69]We've already had to cut short two rehearsals, and we’ve got a concert in six weeks.
[00:57.00]FACILITIES MANAGER: Well, that's not good. I’m assuming you've tried to reschedule your rehearsals? They don’t do construction work at night.[01:03.65]FEMALE STUDENT: I ran that by the group, but there were just too many... I mean evenings are really hard. [01:08.94]It seems like everyone in the choir already has plans and some even have classes at night.
[01:13.80]FACILITIES MANAGER: And what about the music building?
[01:15.57]FEMALE STUDENT: Y'know, originally, we were booked in one of the rehearsal rooms in the music building but then we switched with the jazz ensemble. [01:22.29]They’re a much smaller group—and they said the acoustics, the sound in that room was better for them—[01:27.85]so having us move to a bigger space like the Lincoln Auditorium seemed like a reasonable idea.
[01:33.13]FACILITIES MANAGER: But now…
[01:34.42]FEMALE STUDENT: All that noise… I don't know. [01:37.38]I just wonder if the jazz ensemble knew what was going to happen…[01:41.51]FACILITIES MANAGER: Well that wouldn't be very nice.[01:43.29]FEMALE STUDENT: No. But it really was quite a coincidence… [01:46.68]Anyway, now the music building's fully booked. Mornings, afternoons, everything. [01:51.65]We just need a quiet space—and it has to have a piano.[01:54.98]FACILITIES MANAGER: A piano… of course, some of the other auditoriums have pianos, but that's not going to be easy.
[02:01.89]FEMALE STUDENT: You think they're pretty booked up?[02:03.27]FACILITIES MANAGER: Probably, but it can't hurt to check. Or what about Bradford Hall? [02:07.05]I remember a piano in the old student center there.[02:09.78]FEMALE STUDENT: At this point, we'd be grateful for any quiet place.
[02:12.65]FACILITIES MANAGER: Can you… how flexible can you be on times? [02:15.65]You said no evenings but what if I can't find something open at three o'clock. [02:19.74]Can you move earlier or later?
[02:21.58]FEMALE STUDENT: I wish I could say another time would be OK but… you know how it is… everybody’s already got commitments… for the whole semester. [02:29.29]2:30 or 3:30 would probably be OK but I don’t think we could go much outside that…
[02:34.70]FACILITIES MANAGER: Well, check with me tomorrow morning. [02:36.4]I should have found something by then. [02:38.45]It might not be ideal…[02:40.55]FEMALE STUDENT: As long as it's got a piano and nobody's putting up a building next door, we'll be happy.
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